An example operation may include one or more of monitoring, by a blockchain node, a delivery of a service to a first node from a second node based on a service contract and an order retrieved from a blockchain, determining, by the blockchain node, an incremental charge for a partial delivery of the service based on the monitoring, and executing, by the blockchain node, a smart contract to issue the incremental charge for the partial delivery of the service, and responsive to a resolution of a dispute raised for the incremental charge, add the incremental charge to an incremental invoice.
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2. The system of claim 1, wherein the final invoice includes an incremental invoice that supplements the partial invoice.
3. The system of claim 1, wherein the detected delivery of the first service to the first node from the second node is based on a service contract retrieved from the blockchain ledger.
4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the blockchain smart contract to generate the final invoice in response to a reconciliation of an incremental charge by the first node or by the second node.
5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to commit an intermediate status of the second service delivery to the blockchain ledger.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the intermediate status of the second service del Try is recorded as a blockchain transaction.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive consent from the first node and from the second node to commit the partial invoice and the final invoice to the blockchain ledger.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the final invoice includes an incremental invoice supplementing the partial invoice.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the detected delivery of the first service to the first node from the second node is based on a service contract retrieved from the blockchain ledger.
11. The method of claim 8, comprising executing the blockchain smart contract to generate the final invoice in response to a reconciliation of an incremental charge by the first node or by the second node.
12. The method of claim 8, comprising committing an intermediate status of the second service delivery to the blockehain ledger.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the intermediate status of the second service delivery is recorded as a blockchain transaction.
14. The method of claim 8, comprising receiving consent from the first node and from the second node to commit the partial invoice and the final invoice to the blockchain ledger.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the final invoice includes an incremental invoice supplementing the partial invoice.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the detected delivery of the first service to the first node from the second node is based on a service contract retrieved from the blockchain ledger.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises executing the blockchain smart contract to generate the final invoice in response to a reconciliation of an incremental charge by the first node or by the second node.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises committing an intermediate status of the second service delivery to the blockchain ledger.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the e nediate status of the second service delivery is recorded as a blockchain transaction.
21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises receiving consent from the first node and from the second node to commit the partial invoice and the final invoice to the blockchain ledger.
23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the blockchain smart contract to generate a final invoice based on the incremental invoice and the second incremental invoice.
25. The method of claim 24, comprising executing the blockchain smart contract to generate a final invoice based on the incremental invoice and the second incremental invoice.
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